Whilst the so-called demise of British industry might have affected this sector, we have worked with some interesting and successful niche engineering businesses. A number of transaction managers at Oasis trained as engineers and worked in industry. We can therefore relate to a certain caution surrounding professional advisors! A recent transaction in this sector - the recent acquisition of Cox Thermoforming by our client, Wokingham Plastics, provides an interesting example of our work. The owners and Oasis identified scale as a simple requirements for success in this capital-intensive industry. We initially began investigating sale and acquisition, and only decided on this route as the best option a significant way into the process.

Partech Systems Pty Ltd

acquired by

Selex ES

Sector: Defence

Hydrok (UK) Ltd

acquired by

Eliquo Water Group GmbH

Sector: Wastewater Treatment

Tasman Power WA Pty Ltd

acquired by

E&A Ltd

Sector: Electrical Contracting

D H Budenberg Holding Ltd

acquired by

Wika Instruments Ltd

Sector: Monitoring Equipment

Key Technologies PLC

acquired

Primetake Ltd.

Sector: Specialist Ammunition

Solidtec Solutions Pty Limited

acquired by

Windfall Pty Limited

Sector: Technology Sales

QMP (Division of Welconstruct Group Ltd)

acquired by

Penco Products

Sector: Street Furniture

Coolfactor Group Ltd

acquired by

P H Jones Ltd

Sector: HVAC

Engineering Supplies

acquired by

MBO

Sector: Engineering

Environmental Property Services Plc

acquired

Advance Peripheral Systems Ltd

Sector: Controls

Flexible Hose Supplies Ltd

acquired

Eriks NV

Sector: Hoses

Wokingham Plastics

acquired

Cox Thermoforming

Sector: Thermoformed Plastics

Price Tools

acquired by

BSS Group Plc

Sector: Tool Distribution

Doy Webster

acquired by

White Young Green

Sector: Consultancy

Electro Controls Ltd

acquired by

Watts Water Tech

Sector: HVAC Controls

O.N. Beck

acquired by

Halma

Sector: Machinery - Bottling

Peak Refrigeration

acquired by

Auxilia Ltd

Sector: HVAC

Symonds Group

acquired by

Capita Plc

Sector: Consultancy

Webster & Bennett

acquired by

MBI

Sector: Tools

Brightwater Group

acquired by

Bord na Mona

Sector: Pollution Control

Whitlock Marine Steering

acquired by

Clyde Shipping Co.

Sector: Marine Products

Joe Charlesworth

acquired by

Wykeham Farrance

Sector: Testing Systems

Tay Tools Works Ltd

acquired

Acedes Gear T

Sector: Tools

Acedes Gear Tools

acquired by

MBO

Sector: Tools

Nale Industries

acquired by

MBI

Sector: Industrial Equipment Distribution

Militair Aviation

acquired by

Bridport-Gundry

Sector: Aircraft Supplies

Dawson Keith Ltd

acquired by

TT Group Plc

Sector: Generating Sets Manufacture

Southern Heat Treatment

acquired by

Weir Group Plc

Sector: Engineering Services

Brookside Metal Co.

acquired by

Hampson Ind

Sector: Metal Processing

TC Limited

acquired by

Private Individual

Sector: Electronic Component Distribution

Belcot Tool & Die

acquired by

James Dickie

Sector: Precision Engineering

Alpha Tech. Serv.

acquired by

Axel Johnson

Sector: Pump & Compressor Manufacture

CML

acquired by

Dobson Park Ind.

Sector: Test Measurement Equipment

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